KALEID Gallery is proud to present: Conversations by Trieu Dao Artist’s Reception: First Friday, August 7th 5pm–9pmpart of the First Fridays ArtWalk in SoFA District Artist Trieu Dao is a refugee and has spent more time living andpainting abroad than he ever spent in his homeland. It shows in the work. Trieu uses simple shapes and quiet colors. The thick paint connects space and time. On the canvas, he paints people and objects alongside hanging hooks. They stand for pain, memory, joy, and happiness. Everything is born and everything dies. Each painting holds space and time. Drops of water stretch across the canvas. They move like a river of impermanence, following the Buddhist cycle of rebirth. These paintings are a conversation. They are about the journey to make something beautiful and to find oneself. About the Artist:Trieu Dao creates artwork built on the traditions from his native Vietnam and informed…